trib.al – DEATH BY DEADLINE: This investigation was reported and written by Ken Armstrong for The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that has just launched. Sign up for their newsletter, or follow The Marshall Project on Facebook or Twitter. Part One: Lawyers’ mistakes, unforgiving law a lethal mix Above: The Florida state prison houses the state’s execution chamber. Finding capable attorneys to handle the habeas cases has been challenging in Florida, which has accounted for 37 of the 80 cases with missed deadlines.